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Harpoon Saison

 (RETIRED)


 Percentile 
53
overall
A Saison formerly brewed by
Harpoon Brewery

Boston, Massachusetts USA

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623.11/5.03.11/5.0Special6.3%16.7Tulip P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Festival special one-off brew. With Harpoon UFO its base, the brewery produced 200 gallons of Saison using a white pepper, cardamom and saison yeast.

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JugOPunch (74), leominster, Massachusetts, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/514/20

May 8, 2006  
22oz bottle (100 barrel series): Good banana aroma with some bubble gum and clove. Flavor is more of the same. Tastes more like a Hefe than a saison. It lacks the dry crispness of the style. But still tasty nonetheless. Medium to light body and slightly creamy mouth feel. A good beer if not quite what I’m looking for in a saison.

 Russo (511), Campinas, Brazil
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/512/20
Aug 13, 2008  
On Tap@hill tavern. golden color thin foam, aroma is sweety and citrus, flavor is refreshing and something else. Mouthfeel is a smooth bitterness.


 Goldorak (427), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/516/20
Jun 17, 2008  
I had this one in the cellar for a while, it was due to drink! 100 barrel series. <br /> Very Saison-esque golden/peachy with a pearly white head that didn’t last too long, but I’ll blame that on the fact that it’s a little aged. <br /> Pickled ginger and peppermint aromas, then 3Vandoo nailed a good one: it smelled like Tiger Balm. Some orange rinds as well. More complex than I expected! Not particularly yeasty, but interesting nonetheless. <br /> Still quite prickly on the tongue after all the time waiting patiently in my cellar, the yeast was a bit more present in the flavor, with a mild hop finish that made it quite refreshing, as a good saison should be. Well done!


 kp (6300), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/56/104/511/20
Sep 1, 2007  
<b>Date:</b> 08/09/2006<br /> <b>Mode:</b> Bottle<br /> <b>Source:</b> Tasting<br /> <br /> hazy orange, whispy frothy white head, sweet lemon and ginger aroma, big body, lots of dry spiced flavor, nice lemon character, balancing earthy bitterness<br /> <br /> <b>Aroma:</b> 6/10; <b>Appearance:</b> 4/10; <b>Flavor:</b> 6/10; <b>Palate:</b> 7/10; <b>Overall:</b> 11/20<br /> <b>Rating:</b> 2.9/5.0<br /><b>Drinkability:</b> 7/10<br /> <b>Score:</b> *4<br />


 JAF737300 (733), New York, New York, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/514/20
Aug 5, 2007  
Beer pours light amber with a decent sized head. It has notes of pepper and citrus on the nose. The palate shows notes of floral and citrus with a light finish of spices.


benwa420 (43), Aspen, Colorado, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/512/20
May 24, 2007  
bottle. Bought at brewery about a year ago. Golden color a tad bit cloudy but pretty clear. Light floral taste with some suddle spices to it. also some nice citrus flavors in there.



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